CS:GO Renaissance is Here; Hard Times for Dota 2
The average number of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players has grown to over 400,000 in recent months. This is the highest score this year and one of the best in the history of the game. Whereas Dota 2 is doing worse and worse - for the first time since January 2014 the average number of players was below 400 thousand.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 27, 2019
Half-Life Alyx May Bring VR to the People; Trailer has Over 10 Million Views
First trailer of Half-Life: Alyx was viewed more than 10 million times in total. Does Valve's production have the chance to become the first VR title to compete against „typical” high-budget games?
video games
Konrad Serafinski
November 26, 2019
Around 1,000 Games Have Disappeared From Steam
A lot of games and exansions disappeared from Steam last night. According to Valve, it was dictated by the fact that some publishers, including Russia-based Dagestan Technology, abused Steamworks tools.
Tech
Milosz Szubert
November 26, 2019
Team Fortress 2 Forgotten by Valve; Community Remains Game's Only Hope
The gaming industry is living with the announcement of Half-Life: Alyx, while another Valve title, Team Fortress 2, is slowly fading into oblivion. Devs are not very eager to release new content for the 12-year-old title. Community is the game's last hope.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
November 24, 2019
Valve Says That There's Still a Chance for Half-Life 3
Valve Software looks forward to returning to the Half-Life universe and does not rule out the possibility of developing further games set in the universe, for example the outrageously-anticipated continuation of Gordon Freeman's adventures. Everything will depend on the reception of Half-Life: Alyx.
video games
Bart Swiatek
November 22, 2019
Half-Life: Alyx - First Trailer and Release Date
We have just seen the first trailer of the latest installment of the Half-Life series, which will be dedicated to VR googles. The game will present the story of Alyx Vance, a character known from the previous installment. Its launch is scheduled for March 2020.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 21, 2019
First Female Model in CS:GO - Operation Shattered Web Launches
CS:GO got a new operation after two years. New skins, weapons and maps were added to the game. The operation will take at least 16 weeks, so the players will have plenty of time to unlock all content.
video games
November 19, 2019
Half-Life Alyx is Really a Thing; Official Announcement This Week
Valve Software confirmed on Twitter that it is working on Half-Life: Alyx, which will be dedicated to virtual reality devices. The official announcement of the title will take place this Thursday.
video games
Bart Swiatek
November 19, 2019
Half Life Alyx - Valve Prepares to Announce New HL Game?
It looks like Valve Software may be working on the next part of the Half-Life series. According to rumors, the game is called Half-Life: Alyx and will be announced next week. Unfortunately, there are some bad news as well.
video games
Bart Swiatek
November 18, 2019
Steam's Game Recommendation System is Improving
According to one of the creators from No More Robots studio, 40% of visits to the Steam card of their latest production comes from the game recommendations, which was updated in September. The developer claims that such an increase in popularity is due to the proper operation of this feature.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 13, 2019
Valve Invests in Streaming? Rumors About Steam Cloud Gaming
It seems that Valve is yet another company interested in streaming video games. This is what a code fragment found on Steamworks website suggests, where the term Steam Cloud Gaming was mentioned.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 6, 2019
Steam With New Library and Remote Play Together Feature
Steam client has received an update that introduces, among other things, improvements to games library, featuring several useful options and new features. Valve has also made Remote Play Together available to all players.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 31, 2019
Valve Bans Trading and Reselling of CS:GO Keys
Valve has decided to ban the resale of keys used to open the boxes acquired while playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. All because of the fact that there were used in scams.
video games
Milosz Szubert
October 29, 2019
EA Games Returning to Steam is Almost Certain
Electronic Arts' Twitter entry suggested that the publisher's games will soon be available on Steam. This confirms the reports from a few days ago.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 27, 2019
EA Games May Return to Steam
There are new signs that after a few years of separation, games from Electronic Arts may return to Steam. On the other hand, there is a chance that preparations are underway to reveal something larger... or we're looking at nothing more than insignificant errors.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
October 22, 2019
Steam Gets a New Feature - Remote Play Together
Steam will soon receive the Remote Play Together feature, which will enable us to play online in games that have only local multiplayer mode. Tests of the new system will start in October.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 10, 2019
Epic is Not Just Against Steam - 30% is the Industry Standard
IGN conducted an analysis which shows that Steam's 30% revenue share does not differ from the industry standards. Only a few other distributors apply different rules - including, of course, Epic Games Store, which often accuses Valve of engaging in shameful practices.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 8, 2019
CS:GO - French Gamers Get a Lootbox Scanner With a Catch
French Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players now have the option - and even the obligation - to scan their equipment boxes before buying them. This feature is likely to have been implemented as a result of planned changes to the Anti-Gambling Act and its use is severely restricted.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 2, 2019
Half-Life 2 Characters Can Finally Blink Again
Valve has finally fixed a bug introduced five years ago that made it impossible for characters in games like Half-Life, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, or Half-Life: Source to blink their eyes.
video games
Adrian Werner
September 29, 2019
Valve vs. French Court - an Appeal is Underway
Valve does not agree with the decision of the Paris Supreme Court that Steam users residing in the European Union are fully entitled to resell the titles purchased through the platform. There's gonna be an appeal.
video games
Barth Faryna
September 23, 2019